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NAV Tags Travis Scott and Lil Baby for “Never Sleep”
NAV has debuted his Travis Scott and Lil Baby-assisted cut, “Never Sleep.” Clocking in at just a little over three minutes, “Never Sleep” features production from Tay Keith, Grayson and Mike Dean and hears NAV, Scott and Lil Baby deliver a verse each. The track serves as the lead single of NAV’s upcoming album Demons Protected by Angels, and is the artist’s first lead single of the year after hopping on Vory’s “Do Not Disturb.” Demons Protected By Angels was announced in late June and will be NAV’s first release since his Emergency Tsunami mixtape in November 2020 and his first full-length studio album Good Intentions, which dropped in May of the same year. Stream NAV, Travis Scott and Lil Baby’s “Never Sleep” on Spotify and Apple Music. In other music news, Beyoncé’s newest album REN...
Kelis Says She Was Sampled on Beyoncé’s Renaissance Without Permission
Beyoncé’s upcoming album Renaissance, out July 29th, has a long list of famous names in its writing credits, but one name missing from the list is Kelis, who isn’t too happy about the omission. The artist says she was sampled on the album without her permission, and is calling out Beyoncé and The Neptunes — who produced the sampled song in question — for “theft.” Beyoncé’s song “Energy” samples Kelis’ 2000 track “Get Along with You,” and while The Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo are credited on the album, Kelis is not. The artist is quick to concede that Williams and Hugo are the officially credited writers and producers of the original song, thanks to a record deal that essentially prevented her from owning any of her own music. Still, the artist took to Instagram to blast ...
Beyoncé Unveils New Album Renaissance: Stream
Leaks not withstanding, Beyoncé’s new album is officially out. Stream Renaissance below. Marking the highly anticipated follow-up to 2016’s Lemonade, Beyoncé previewed Renaissance by sharing the statement, “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world. It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving. My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment. A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration. I hope you find joy in this music. I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle. Ha! And to feel as unique, strong, and sexy as you are.” Just hours before the release of Renaissance, Beyoncé confir...
Paper Girls Is Prime Video’s Paper-Thin Attempt to Make Their Own Stranger Things: Review
The Pitch: It’s Hell Day 1988 — the waning hours of Halloween Night, and four girls are out on their paper route in a sleepy Cleveland suburb. There’s Mac (Sofia Rosinsky), the chain-smoking rebel whose haircut and leather jacket are giving 1991 Edward Furlong; KJ (Fina Strazza), the young Jewish girl from a well-off family; Tiffany (Camryn Jones), an adopted Black girl and certifiable tech nerd; and Erin (Riley Lai Nelet), the shy daughter of Chinese immigrants who just moved to town. They don’t know each other very well, but they’ll have to band together after the sky turns purple and they’re suddenly shot into the far-flung future of… 2019. Turns out they’re caught in the middle of a war between feuding factions of time travelers — the orthodox “Old Watch” and the rebellious STF, o...
Maggie Rogers Unleashes Sophomore Album Surrender: Stream
Maggie Rogers has released her sophomore album, Surrender, via Debay Sounds/Capitol Records. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. The studio effort arrives three-and-a-half years after Rogers’ breakout solo album Heard It in a Past Life, and features the lead single “That’s Where I Am” as well as follow-ups “Want Want” and “Horses.” Interestingly, the singer recorded the entire project while simultaneously earning her master’s degree in religion and public life from Harvard Divinity School, for which Surrender served as part of her thesis. “I wanted to build a framework for myself, for how to keep art sacred,” Rogers explained in an interview with The New York Times. “I feel super religious, if music is a religion. When I’m in the crowd of fans or onstage, that’s when I felt the mos...
Seven Lions Kicks Off Debut Album Cycle With Haunting Dubstep Track, “Every Time”
Over a decade in the making, the first taste of Seven Lions‘ long-awaited debut album is here. It’s only fitting that he’s kicked off the album, Beyond The Veil, with a melodic dubstep track. Longtime fans will feel at home listening to “Every Time,” a single replete with all the hallmarks of a signature Seven Lions record. Seven Lions’ debut album, “Beyond The Veil,” is scheduled to release on October 21st, 2022. Ashley Von Helsing With its lilting, empyrean sound design, “Every Time” beautifully lays the groundwork for an album that feels like a tour de force for the melodic bass pioneer. Long revered for his songwriting acumen, Lions joined forces with New Zealand singer-songwriter So Below, whose atmospheric top...
informal. Curates Irresistible Summer Vibes With Debut EP, “informal. beach club”
LA-based producer and DJ informal. is redefining summery dance music with his mesmerizing melodies and infectious hooks. Curating an authentic aesthetic inspired by Southern California, informal. is a name that should be on your radar. Following earlier 2022 singles such as “gone girl” and “favorite places,” the young dance music beatsmith has now unveiled his debut EP, informal. beach club. “The overall aesthetic of the project was inspired by a vintage ‘beach club’ t-shirt my Grandma gifted me,” explains informal. about his inspiration behind informal. beach club. “You know the type you would see for sale in a Hawaiian gift shop in the 80s? So I wanted to take that aesthetic and translate it into my work.” Ronnie Loyd Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Spannin...
EXODUS and SELCO “Activate” the Dancefloor With Acid-Inspired Tech House Anthem
EXODUS and SELCO have joined forces for “Activate,” an anthemic tech house bomb out now by way of Peak Hour Music. It doesn’t take long to realize that these two talented DJs have quite the collaborative chemistry. House music loyalists will feel at home in the extended version of “Activate,” which moonlights as a six-plus minute journey through a four-on-the-floor dreamscape. A quirky acid lead slithers through the arrangement of “Activate,” wriggling through a tense snare build before a cathartic tech house drop. The track’s energy only continues to build from there as EXODUS and SELCO introduce a rave-ready vocal sample, which invites listeners to “activate” before that chunky house rhythm reenters the fray with its n...
Beyoncé Enlists Skrillex, Honey Dijon, More to Reimagine the Rave With “Renaissance” Album
The “Beyoncé house music era” is here. The Queen Bey hive mind had been buzzing in anticipation of Renaissance, her first solo studio album since 2016’s Lemonade. And after today’s release, it’s clear that Beyoncé is embracing electronic music like she never has before. Four-on-the-floor rhythms run roughshod through the album, which growls with the ferocity of a classic Beyoncé record while harkening back to the kaleidoscopic discos of the ’70s. She’s joined forces with a slew of compelling producers for Renaissance, reimagining the rave with an album that has the feel of a deeply influential harbinger for the future of dance music. The artwork of Beyoncé’s seventh studio album, “Renaissance,” which features production from Skrillex, ...
Beats By Dre Reunites With FUTURA For New Beats Studio Buds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats By Dre / Beats By Dre Looks like Beats By Dre is looking to get back on top of the audio game and have enlisted the help of an OG graffiti artist to help them craft some next level earbuds for music lovers out there. According to HypeBeast Beats By Dre has tapped Futura Laboratories for their next flashy special-edition Beats Studio Buds that are sure to catch the eye as they are bound to rock your ears. It feels like it’s been forever since Beats By Dre headphones and earbuds were the must-have accessory out in these streets, so it’s only right that the company try to get some of that buzz back for 2022. So why not once again call on OG graffiti artist FUTURA to help them create something fire for the summer? Doused in the inventive artist’s signat...
Black Family Suing Baltimore Sesame Place For $25 Million Alleging Racial Discrimination Against 5-Year-Old
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dania Maxwell / Getty The rabbit hole is still rabbit hole-ing for Sesame Street-based theme park Sesame Place as it has once again been accused of racial discrimination against Black children. But this time a Sesame Splacelocation in Baltimore is in the hot seat—and this time a lawsuit has been filed. In fact, a Baltimore family is suing for a whopping $25 million alleging that multiple park employees ignored a five-year-old Black girl during a meet-and-greet event last month. From the Baltimore Sun: Related Stories The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed in a federal court in Philadelphia against SeaWorld Parks, the owner of the Sesame Place, for “pervasive and appalling race discrimination.” The lawsuit alleges that four employees dressed ...
Flewed Out: JetBlue Agrees To Buy Spirit Airlines For $3.8 Billion
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sun Sentinel / Getty It seems one of the most challenged travel brands might be able to finally get its act together. JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for 3.8 billion dollars. As per AP News JetBlue Airways has won a bid to take ownership of Spirit Airlines. The buyout will essentially make the conglomerate the world’s fifth biggest airline company but the deal is not closed just yet. The transaction will have to be approved by an antitrust regulation committee for it to move forward. The announcement comes months after a bidding war that seemed to be going nowhere with Spirit’s most recent attempt of merging with Frontier falling apart this week. To make it even more awkward Spirit CEO Ted Christie had long been vehemently against the idea of Je...
